Cercle Brugge KSV vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

Cercle Brugge KSV

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Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Thibault Vlietinck

Y 55' Siebe Schrijvers

Hannes Van der Bruggen 56' Y

Y 78' Kento Misao

Kevin Denkey 88' Y

Overview

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Cercle Brugge KSV vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Cercle Brugge KSV 11 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 11 games · 12 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wim Smet

4 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	11	29
2	Club Brugge KV	11	28
3	KAA Gent	11	28
4	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	11	27
5	RSC Anderlecht	11	20
6	Lommel SK	11	16
7	KRC Genk	11	15
8	Royal Standard de Liège	11	15
9	KVC Westerlo	11	14
10	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	11	12
11	KV Mechelen	11	12
12	K. Sint-Truidense VV	11	11
13	Royal Antwerp FC	11	11
14	SV Zulte-Waregem	11	11
15	SK Beveren	11	10
16	Cercle Brugge KSV	11	9
17	UR La Louvière Centre	11	7
18	KV Kortrijk	11	4

Head-to-Head

Cercle Brugge KSV 13 games · Avg 2.6 goals Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2023-02-10 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-11-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2022-02-12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-07-31 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	3–2	W
29 Sep	KV Kortrijk	A	1–2	L
24 Sep	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	0–2	L
16 Sep	RWDM Molenbeek FC	A	1–2	L
02 Sep	KVC Westerlo	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	2–0	W

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	2–3	L
30 Sep	Royal Standard de Liège	H	1–2	L
23 Sep	KV Mechelen	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	KAA Gent	H	1–1	D
01 Sep	KV Kortrijk	H	3–0	W
26 Aug	KAS Eupen	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV		Oud-Heverlee Leuven
#16	Position	#10
9	Points	12
11	Played	11
2 / 3 / 6	W / D / L	3 / 3 / 5
14	Scored	12
22	Conceded	17
-8	GD	-5
0.82	PPG	1.09
18%	Win %	27%

Key Stats

69% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)

54% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

9% Clean Sheets
Cercle Brugge KSV this season

18% Clean Sheets
Oud-Heverlee Leuven this season

Cercle Brugge KSV are 16th (9 pts). Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 10th (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

0-15

2/2

16-30

3/2

31-45

1/3

46-60

1/3

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

0-15

–/1

16-30

2/2

31-45

2/1

46-60

2/4

61-75

3/2

76+

3/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cercle Brugge KSV

Steve Ngoura	4 G	2 A
Krys-Anthony Kouassi	2 G
Erick	1 G	1 A
Christiaan Ravych	1 G
Lukas Mondele	1 G

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Davis Opoku	3 G	2 A
Wouter George	2 G	3 A
Oscar Gil Regano	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Jan Breydel Stadion!
3' Kevin Denkey has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 3 minutes.
4' Assisted by Jon Dagur THorsteinsson with the perfectly-timed delivery and Raz Shlomo makes no mistake. 1-1!
9' Cercle Brugge KSV currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
14' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
19' Cercle Brugge KSV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Oud-Heverlee Leuven's shape.
24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Oud-Heverlee Leuven winning 0% of all matches.
29' Hugo Siquet needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
34' Hamza Mendyl is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cercle Brugge KSV so far.
35' That looks like a foul for a card for Thibault Vlietinck.
37' Kevin Denkey adds to his 13 season tally! Cercle Brugge KSV lead 2-1 — and this changes everything.
37' Another substitution for Oud-Heverlee Leuven to replace Jon Dagur THorsteinsson by Ezechiel Banzuzi on 37 minute.
42' Jon Dagur THorsteinsson has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 3 goals to his name this season.
44' GOAL! Ezechiel Banzuzi scores on 44.
49' The travelling Oud-Heverlee Leuven supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
54' Cercle Brugge KSV seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
55' Poor challenge from Siebe Schrijvers. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
56' Controversy at the stadium! Hannes Van der Bruggen argues furiously but the card stands.
61' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Maxence Prevot made 340 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
62' Another substitution for Cercle Brugge KSV to replace Alan Minda by Flavio Nazinho on 62 minute.
67' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marc Brys might look to freshen things up shortly.
69' Joren Dom is ready to make an impact after coming on for Thibault Vlietinck at the 69 minute mark.
70' Jonatan Braut Brunes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nachon Nsingi at the 70 minute mark.
71' Jesper Daland is replacing Edgaras Utkus for the Cercle Brugge KSV side.
76' It is a cagey affair so far. Cercle Brugge KSV in their trying to find a way past Oud-Heverlee Leuven's compact .
78' It’s a booking for Oud-Heverlee Leuven player. Kento Misao gets a card.
82' Oud-Heverlee Leuven make a change. Siebe Schrijvers trudges off to be replaced by Sofian Kiyine on 82 minutes.
84' The whistle greets Hannes Van der Bruggen as he departs to be replaced by Nils De Wilde.
87' Goal! Kevin Denkey scores his 85 goal in 190 matches.
88' That looks like a foul for a card for Kevin Denkey.
The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

22
Leonardo Lopes
10
Yann Gboho ↓ Felix Lemarechal 71'
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↓ Nils De Wilde 84'
9
Kevin Denkey
34
Thibo Somers
1
Warleson
5
Boris Popovic
41
Hugo Siquet
66
Christiaan Ravych
3
Edgaras Utkus ↓ Jesper Daland 71'
11
Alan Minda ↓ Flavio Nazinho 62'

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

77
Thibault Vlietinck ↓ Joren Dom 69'
8
Siebe Schrijvers ↓ Sofian Kiyine 82'
16
Maxence Prevot
20
Hamza Mendyl
17
Kento Misao
28
Ewoud Pletinckx
7
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson ↓ Ezechiel Banzuzi 37'
88
Youssef Maziz
43
Nachon Nsingi ↓ Jonatan Braut Brunes 70'
23
Joel Schingtienne
3
Raz Shlomo

Bench

Coach Marc Brys

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	6
Ike Ugbo	3
Thomas Henry	3
Rabbi Matondo	2
Mario Gonzalez	2
Ezechiel Banzuzi	1
Jeremy Taravel	1
Raz Shlomo	1

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-10-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-09-29 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-09-24 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2023-09-16 RWDM Molenbeek FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-09-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 KVC Westerlo W 2023-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2023-10-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-09-30 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Royal Standard de Liège L 2023-09-23 KV Mechelen 1–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-09-17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent D 2023-09-01 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–0 KV Kortrijk W 2023-08-26 KAS Eupen 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.69 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.5 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV45% Draw25% Oud-Heverlee Leuven30%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.19

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	61%	39%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

70%

Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

55%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV31% Draw43% Oud-Heverlee Leuven26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 0

5.7%

0 – 1

5.4%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 2

Actual

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	19%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	17%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.